Demanding institution of fast track courts in UP for timely disposal of terror related cases, Rashtriya lok Dal (RlD) general secretary and Mathura MP, Jayant Chaudhary announced launching campaign for separate quota to backward Muslims.
Chaudhary, speaking at a conclave over 'Muslims and political scene of UP' in state capital targeted the chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav for neglecting Muslims which had played crucial in formation of Samajwadi party government in UP.
He said, despite being in power for more than one year, Akhilesh Yadav government was yet constitute Muslim bodies including boards, corporations and welfare commissions which showed negligent attitude towards the community.
Stressing there was no constitutional hurdle for state government in extending 8.44 percent separate quota to Muslims under OBC category, he said, RlD was only political party that had mentioned of Muslim quota in its previous election manifesto and it will continue fighting till Muslims were given adequate representation in jobs and administration.
Announcing RlD will be organising more Muslim conclaves across the state, state party president, Munna Singh Chauhan, said, the experience of communal riots in UP during Samajwadi party government have shown that ruling party leaders were concerned with Muslim votes only and not to their honour safety.
The conference was addressed by Maulana Kari Mustfa Dehlwi, former minister Kokab Hameed, RlD youth wing president Arif Mehmood, Haji Wasim Haider who alleged Samajwadi party government for belying promises it had made to Muslims during previous assembly election.